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If Fox has its way, you'll skip chores and church and such. Instead, you'll stare at Super Bowl coverage for 12-plus hours.

Partying is optional. Terry Bradshaw will be working this Sunday for Fox, but he describes previous Super Bowls as “the greatest day of my life .... We were cooking and the men were playing games and having fun and the pregame shows were on.”

Now there are more of those shows than ever. Here's the line-up, with all times ET:

•2 p.m.: Bradshaw and Curt Menefee host the marathon, which will include Howie Long, Michael Strahan, Jimmy Johnson, reporter Jay Glazer and rules analyst Mike Pereira. There will be celebrity drop-ins, said Eric Shanks, the president of Fox Sports, and maybe some music, shortly before 6.

•6 p.m. or so: Coverage moves to the field, with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman in the broadcast booth and Erin Andrews and Chris Myers on the sidelines. Luke Bryan will sing the National Anthem – ending a string of nine straight women, including stars from opera (Renee Fleming), Broadway (Idina Menzel), country and pop.

The game

•6:30 p.m.: It's the kickoff, with strength against strength.

The Atlanta Falcons are pro football's highest-scoring team (33.8 points a game in the regular season), but the New England Patriots have the toughest defense (15.6 points a game). The Falcons' Matt Ryan had the top quarterback rating ... with the Patriots' Tom Brady finishing second.

One catch: The Patriots (16-2) also had the third-best offense; the Falcons were 27th in defense.

Whatever happens, we'll see the details. Shanks said a chip in each helmet will allow a replay from any perspective. “For the first time ever, we (will) take fans inside the helmet of any player on the field.”

Halftime

•Lady Gaga performs. The show is expected to include Tony Bennett, 90, her frequent duet partner.

•About 10:30: “24: Legacy” debuts with a high-octane hour, before moving to Mondays.

The story focuses on an Army Ranger unit, similar to one that killed Osama bin Laden. In this case, one Ranger took something vital; now all of them are being chased. “We originally planned that for a general thriller idea,” said producer Manny Coto. “It wasn't even '24.'”

But then they worked it into the “24” format. Over 12 (not 24) hours, things seem to be in real time.

Like Jack Bauer in the past, the new hero (played by Corey Hawkins of “Straight Outta Compton”) will be on the clock. “He can never go to the bathroom or eat,” joked producer Brian Grazer.